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4 Jan 2019 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Pilates

Private health rebate changes for Pilates in 2019

Sweeping changes across the private health funds for Pilates For those of you in private health funds, you may be starting to receive letters from your providers outlining the recent decision made around natural therapies and other ancillary health services. As of 1 April 2019, these services includ...

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20 Dec 2018 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Pilates, Pregnancy

Draft January Broadway 'summer school' pilates timetable

**Draft 'Summer school 2019' Pilates timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 3 WEEKS in our BROADWAY clinic. Classes will commence from the week of **Monday 7th January and end Friday 25 January 2019**.

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Draft January 2019 'summer school' pilates timetable

**Draft 'Summer school 2019' Pilates timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 3 WEEKS in our York St, Sydney CBD clinic. Classes will commence from **Monday 7th January and end Friday 25 January 2019**. Classes for this term are recommended and scheduled for: * $1 level Pilates f...

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Getting to know your diaphragm

_A simple but mindful breathing exercise to have you feeling the difference!_ _by Julia Newton , musculo-skeletal and ConnectTherapy physiotherapist_ As we mentioned in our previous $1 the diaphragm is one of the most important muscles in our body. It is literally what keeps us alive! This gives us...

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Labour and the TENS machine

**A drug free alternative for birth** _by Carrie Seow, Women's Health physiotherapist_ Using an Obstetric (or labour) TENS machine is a drug free method for managing pain during labour. TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and while it may sound confronting, TENS has actually...

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25 Oct 2018 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Women's Health

Personal Lubricants

_4 things you really should know about lubricants_ _by Tusanee Jierasak, Women's health physiotherapist_ **** **Fact 1: Why use a lubricant?** Lubricant is often seen as an accessory, rather than a necessity, but is an important part of sexual wellbeing. Lubricant reduces friction, and makes any act...

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Happy brains

_Powerful thoughts, powerful language, powerful body_ Here is another little gem from my favourite physio and pain guru, David Butler. The brain loves to change (have you heard of neural plasticity?) and in addition, the brain loves to swim in its 'soup' of neurotransmitters and hormones. The brain...

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19 Sept 2018 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Exercise, Pilates, Sydney CBD

Draft Term 4 2018 Sydney CBD pilates timetable

**Draft 'Term 4 2018' Pilates timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 10 WEEKS in our York St, Sydney CBD clinic. Classes will commence from **Monday 15th October and end Friday 21st December 2018**. Classes for this term are recommended and scheduled for: * $1 Pilates for those...

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Draft October 2018 term break Pilates timetable for CBD and Broadway clinics

**Draft 'October term break 2018'. Timetable is subject to change**. These classes will run for 2 WEEKS in our $1 and $1 clinics. Classes will commence from the week commencing **Monday 1st October 2018. Please note we are closed this day due to the Labour Day public holiday.** Classes are recommend...

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Proprioception...the sixth sense

How do we know where our limbs are in space? How far to reach out for that cup of coffee on the kitchen bench whilst our eyes are looking at our instagram account? How much intensity in our muscles we need to make that step up faultless and not to fall flat on our faces? The ability to sense our bod...

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